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 | | Diana McClure |
 Diana McClure
Artist/Photographer
Freestyle Photography
Los Angeles CA
Music: Willie Colon & Hector Lavoe, Nas, Gang Starr's Moment of Truth, Los Amigos Invisibles, Kelis, always plenty of reggae, and assorted house music.
Mentors: Ola Kudo, Ernie Paniccioli.
Magazines: The New Yorker.
Books/Writers: The Bible, Octavio Paz, Women Who Run With The Wolves.
TV: UPN Monday Nights.
Restaurants: My crib.
Stress Free Spots: The Black Snapper (Melanee's Bed & Breakfast in Bocas del Toro, Panama), my crib, the caribbean.
Food: Rice & beans & plantains, chocolate, fruit & vegetables.
Color: Shades of blue, red.
Artistic Mission: Teasing out the metaphysical, spiritual and intellectual concepts and symbols that are the building blocks of hip hop culture, urban culture, and a growing global urban movement. Through this work, I hope to stimulate and elevate creative thought in a proactive, positive direction that promotes unity and encourages spiritual/human agency. Individual resiliency, the tension between vibrancy and melancholy, and humanity's desire for discovery are central to the notion of spiritual/human agency.
Future Plans: The creative reform of the blurred boundary between marketing and art. My work functions as a counter-marketing campaign that challenges the subconscious manipulation of mainstream advertising. Symbols such as the DJ, stiletto shoes, sex, and travel, prevalent in advertising, are re-interpreted to invoke a deeper consciousness and promote thought instead of commerce. My concerns include women/girls, the education of our characters, metaphysics, beauty, heterosexual love, and spiritual/human agency. The sources for my work include hip hop/urban culture, pimp culture, spirituality, and romantic love. My references include urban art forms, travel, nature, color, and text.
Things I like: Love, compassion, affection, friendship, the sun, expanding my perspective.
Things that are not cool: Exploitation, manipulation, stress, fear, American egocentricity.
Check out dianamcclure.photofolio.com or portfolios.com/dianamcclure for more info on Diana McClure
Message Diana McClure and tell her what you think | | | | The 2-Way | | COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Noirelover
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DATE: 03/24/2003 4:38:00 PM
Damn! you fine
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AUTHOR: delinq
EMAIL: seth@delinq.com
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DATE: 03/24/2003 9:53:00 PM
Hey Diana, I like the way you talk! Although a picture is worth a thousand words, you've reinforced my appreciation for your photography with your words here. Thanks!
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AUTHOR: Spice
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DATE: 03/25/2003 8:52:00 PM
Live it.
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AUTHOR: Jennifer Anglade Dahlberg
EMAIL: christian.jennifer@telia.com
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DATE: 03/25/2003 9:10:00 PM
Although I'm proud to say I've know you for years, you continue to amaze and inspire me! And for those of you who don't know, Diana's photographs are amazing! Much love, Jenn
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AUTHOR: E-Love
EMAIL: hulaspacegirl@yahoo.com
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DATE: 03/25/2003 9:57:00 PM
Damn that girl can kick the facts!--No doubt! Orale Vata! I like the way you're doing your thing by documenting emotions and complexities that all of us experience, but are too scared to admit! Shouting you out from the heart of East LA with all my homies and vatas!
Oh yeah, I want to give that cutie pie Ray Tamara a BIG KISS! Keep your head up dude!
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AUTHOR: Luscious Gemini
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DATE: 03/26/2003 1:00:00 PM
Your thoughts on creativity, love, and consciousness inspire almost as much as your photos! Keep shooting...
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AUTHOR: CantDoRight
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DATE: 03/26/2003 6:07:00 PM
Los Amigos are hot...you get props for that alone. Plus you look good and got some wisdom...I'm moving to Cali...
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